Deidre

  • [ DEE-drə ]
  • English
Variant of DEIRDRE.

DEIRDRE   female   English, Irish, Irish Mythology
From the older Gaelic form Derdriu, meaning unknown, possibly derived from a Celtic word meaning "woman". This was the name of a tragic character in Irish legend who died of a broken heart after Conchobhar, the king of Ulster, forced her to be his bride and killed her lover Naoise.

It has only been commonly used as a given name since the 20th century, influenced by two plays featuring the character: William Butler Yeats' 'Deirdre' (1907) and J. M. Synge's 'Deirdre of the Sorrows' (1910).
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Deidra, Deirdre, Deitra
IRISH MYTHOLOGY: Deirdre, Derdriu
IRISH: Deirdre